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    Manual Revision: 05/15/2013 F or the most up-to- date information, please visit: www .startech.com DE: Bedienungsanleitung - de.startech.com FR: Guide de l'utilisateur - fr .startech.com ES: Guía del usuario - es.startech.com IT : Guida per l'uso - it.star tech.com NL: Gebruiksaanwijzing - nl.startech.com PT : Guia do usuário - pt.star [...]

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    Instruction Manual 2 FC C Complianc e Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device, pursuant to par t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter fer ence in a residential installation. This equipment generates , uses and can radi[...]

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    Instruction Manual i T able of Cont ents Int rodu ct ion ... ... .... ... ... .... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... . 1 Packaging Cont ents .......................................................................................................................................1 System[...]

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    Instruction Manual 1 Introduction P ackaging Conten ts • 1 x W iF i to HDMI Con verter • 1 x Universal P ow er Adapter • 3 x P ower A dapter Plugs (NA/ UK/ EU) • 1 x Installation CD • 1 x Instruction Manual Sy stem Requirements • CPU: 2nd Gen Intel® Cor e™ or better • RAM: 2GB DDR2-800 or better • IEEE 802[...]

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    Instruction Manual 2 F ront View Rear V iew USB connector Po wer Button Po wer LED 3.5mm Audio connector (Output) RJ45 Ethernet connector DC Po wer connector HDMI connector (Output) HDMI[...]

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    Instruction Manual 3 Installation Soft ware and Driv er Installation 1. Inser t the included installation CD into the computer’ s CD/DVD drive. 2. If AutoPlay runs, choose the option to br owse/open the folder . Other wise you can access the les on the CD by going int o My Computer and double- clicking the CD/DVD drive. *photos/screenshots for[...]

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    Instruction Manual 4 Rating Description 1 Star CPU and graphics performance are below minimum recommended lev els. 2 Star Music and Photo viewing and web surng are acceptable. Video playback at a very low screen resolution may be possible . 3 Star Good Music playback and Photo viewing quality . Video playback may still lag . 4 Star Video playbac[...]

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    Instruction Manual 5 W ireless Network C onguration The video extender can operate in two wir eless modes: Wireless Access P oint mode (AP) or Client Mode (ST A). • AP Mode (default): The video extender will ac t as a wireless access poin t (i.e. wireless router) f or other wireless enabled computers. This mode is useful if there is no exis[...]

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    Instruction Manual 6 5. From the C onguration window , click on the “ST A Mode” tab then click the “Enable” option. Ent er the required information for connecting to y our existing wireless network (i.e. SSID , encr yption type and network key). Click the SA VE button once complete . NO TE: Client/ST A mode does not suppor t static IP ad[...]

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    Instruction Manual 7 2. At this point, a security aler t may pop up on your sy stem, please check to allow the device to communicat e on both Private and P ublic net works. 3. Once the PC2T V application is ready to connect to the wireless video extender , the “Play” button will appear . 4. Click ing the “Play” button will automatically beg[...]

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    Instruction Manual 8 Advanc ed S ettings Advanced Settings can be acc essed by clicking on the “Setting” button at the bottom of the PC2T V application window . Click the “ Apply” button to set changes. • Device List: Display s the name of the detec ted wireless video extender(s). If multiple are listed, double-click the one you wish t[...]

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    Instruction Manual 9 W eb Inter face C onguration The web interface for the wireless displa y adapter can be accessed by clicking the Conguration button in the PC2TV Advanced Setting window . The web interface is divided into sever al sections that control dier ent settings for the wireless display adapter . Device: Set the name/identie[...]

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    Instruction Manual 10 Overscan: Adjust the ov erall width and height of the streaming image to bett er t on the remote display . AP Mode/ ST A Mo de: Select between AP Mode and Client Mode (ST A Mode) and set any network settings requir ed for each.[...]

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    Instruction Manual 11 UPnP Media Streaming The WIFI2HD2 device is designed to be a UPnP -DMR (Digital Media Renderer) so you are able to str eam contents from a PC ( Windows 7/8 Media Sharing), Mac, smart phone, and T ablet-PC to your T V through this device. Usage of UPnP in Windo ws 7/8 Before str eaming a le to the DMR of WIFI2HD2 device usin[...]

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    Instruction Manual 12 T roubleshooting The WIFI2HD2 soft ware (PC2TV ) must rst be “ allowed” in any sy stem rewalls before the devic e can function. Steps to “ allow ” the soft ware in Windows F irewall are listed below . For additional support, or suppor t for dier ent rewalls, please contact the respective rewall dev elope[...]

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    Instruction Manual 13 3. Search for PC2T V under the heading “ Allowed Prog rams and featur es:” . I f this program is listed please skip to step 5. If the prog ram is not listed click the “ Allow another program… ” button. 4. Locate and select PC2T V in the list of programs , and click the “ Add” button.[...]

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    Instruction Manual 14 5. Ensure that a check mark is placed in the box next to “PC2T V” , and under the “Home/W or k (Priva te)” , and “Public” sections for PC2T V . Then click “OK” . 6. Y our Windows F irewall is now congured to allow PC2TV .[...]

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    Instruction Manual 15 NetDispLib error pops up when launching the PC2TV applic ation. The SSDP Discov ery ser vice may be disabled, or failed to start. 1. T o check the SSDP Discovery service, from the main desktop , right-click on Computer , then selec t “Manage” . In the new Computer Management window , select “Ser vice” under the “Serv[...]

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    Instruction Manual 16 Poor quality video pla yback/ choppy video Make sure the optimization for the PC2TV application is set appropriately in the Advanced Setting menu. F or video playback, the slider bar should set in the middle, and all the way t o “Movie” if pr oblems are still encountered. Click the “ Apply ” button to conrm the sett[...]

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    Instruction Manual 17 Cannot Achie ve 1080p Video Resolution 1080p video resolution is only supported on Intel® F amily Graphics Chipsets. If using a dierent type of Graphics C ard default video resolution will be limited t o 720p. In a dual graphics car d conguration (i.e. Intel and AMD , or Intel and NVidia), the non-Intel graphics card ca[...]

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    Instruction Manual 18 The PC2TV application cannot connect/nd the wireless video extender . • Double check that computer is c onnec ted to the proper wir eless network. T he default SSID of the wireless video extender is “WIFI2HD2” . • Check that the Windows F irewall is not blocking the application. Set the PC2T V application as a[...]

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    Instruction Manual 19 UP nP Suppor ted F ormats The following tables sho w the formats that are supported for each content type, including the associated le extension and MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) type. 1. Supported Picture Formats * Due to limited memory buer , the largest supported pic ture is 16MB f or JPEG format, and 5[...]

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    Instruction Manual 20 3.Supported V ideo Formats The bit-rate of a video is r ecommended to be less than 15Mbps to avoid per formance issues . I n MPEG-4, Microsoft MPEG-4 V1/2/3 ar e exceptions. Format F ile Extension MIME type WMV mpe, mpeg, mpg video/mpeg A VI avi video/avi video/x-ms-avi video/x-msvideo MPEG-1 mpg, mpeg video/MP1S MPEG-2 mpg, m[...]

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    Instruction Manual 21 2. Supported Audio Forma ts 3. Supported V ideo Formats Restore Default Settings If the above troubleshooting steps do not r esolve the issue, tr y resetting the unit to its default conguration. 1. With the unit power ed on and connected to your display , you can reset the WIFI2HD2 device to factory default by pressing the [...]

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    Instruction Manual 22 Specications Video Signal HDMI External Connectors 1 x HDMI female 1 x 3.5mm Audio mini-jack female 2 x USB type A female 1 x RJ45 Ethernet female 1 x DC Po wer LEDs 1 x Po wer Maximum Resolution 1080p (1920x1080) Supported V ideo Resolutions Standard: 1600x1200, 1280x1024, 1280x768, 1024x768, 800x600 Widescreen: 1920x1080,[...]

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    Instruction Manual 23 T echnical Suppor t StarT ech.com ’ s lifetime technical suppor t is an integral part of our commitment to provide industry-leading solutions . If you ever need help with your product, visit ww w .star tech.com/support and access our comprehensive selection of online tools, documentation, and do wnloads. F or the latest driv[...]

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    Hard-to-nd made easy . At StarT ech.com, that isn’t a slogan. It’ s a promise. StarT ech.com is your one-stop source f or ever y connectivity part you need. Fr om the latest technology to legacy products — and all the par ts that bridge the old and new — we can help you nd the par ts that connec t your solutions. W e make it easy to l[...]